Uchouten Kazoku Blog Posts

Generally, anime sequels tend to not be good. Does Uchouten Kazoku break the trend? Pre-Review Background Anime sequels have a long history of not being very good, and even when they are, they’re [...]
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It’s been a week, so it’s time to quickly put Saekano Flat to rest … The first half is Tomoya and Kato’s date, which is not really a date because in spite of all the shopping scenes, hand-holding, and [...]
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Tanuki continue to be fools. It was like the first season but even better. Just go watch it already. Storytelling – A – Amazing. Voice – A – Nothing like it. Characters – A – Unforgettable. Attention [...]
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「運命の赤い糸」 (Unmei no Akai Ito)
"Red String of Fate"
Every so often when a series ends what strikes me most is "that was a labor of love".
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「天狗の血 阿呆の血」 (Tengu no Chi Aho no Chi)
"Tengu's Blood, Fool's Blood"
That was certainly an ep that had a little of everything - in fact I'd say it had a lot of everything, like a nabe [...]
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As expected, Little Witch Academia 23 is a mopey, sad episode where Akko, repeatedly told “A believing heart is your magic,” finds there’s nothing to believe in at the moment and vanishes, while [...]
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「偽右衛門の決まる日」 (Nise Uemon no Kimaru hi)
"The Day the Trick Magister is Chosen"
This must be the weekend for densely-packed episodes.
The post Uchouten Kazoku 2 – 10 appeared first on Random [...]
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Though it looks as though Uchouten Kazoku 2 isn’t going to have as big a story arc as its first season, it’s still finding ways to entertain. It helps, again, that the show has Benten, a character so [...]
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「それぞれの二代目」 (Sorezore no Nidaime)
"Each Second Generation"
I think it could pretty reasonably be argued that Uchouten Kazoku has been building up to this moment of crisis since its very [...]
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Re:Creators 8, after an amusing scene where more authors are confronted with their creations, well, Yuuya meets his and is not impressed, follows Souta’s path down the road of fear and self-hate, [...]
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「夷川海星の秘密」 (Ebisugawa Kaisei no Himitsu)
"Ebisugawa Kaisei's Secret"
I can hardly even put into words how wonderful that episode was (but I guess I have to try).
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In Re:Creators 7 it looks like Souta was the one who created military arms girl, or should I say, Altair, but we can’t be sure. He says “Altair is my …” but stops himself. He might have gone on to say [...]
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「金曜倶楽部、再び」 (Kin'you Kurabu, utatabi)
"Friday Club, Again"
I needed a bit of time to process that episode...
The post Uchouten Kazoku 2 – 07 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
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Re:Creators 6 introduces a new character, I didn’t get the name but Wikipedia calls her Magane. A nasty free-killing sort who will happily turn a lie into a lie and then a nasty thing shows up and [...]
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If I had to pick a single episode from last season that sold me on Uchouten Kazoku’s magical setting and ability to project care free fun, it would be the flying tea house battle. While I have mixed [...]
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「大文字納涼船合戦」 (Daimonji nouryou-sen gassen)
"Daimonji Luxury Liner Battle Continued"
I think the Nise-Eizan Densha specialty of Yajirou is a fitting metaphor for Uchouten Kazoku, because more [...]
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The Gist: Benten stomps on Nadaime’s freshly ironed shirts, but otherwise leaves without incident. Yasaburou’s older brother’s love interest is revealed and a bit of backstory unfolds revolving around [...]
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Sakura Quest 4 has Yoshi discovering the wood art tradition her area has and trying schemes to re-popularize it. Two woodworkers get the focus: Tatsuo, who is sympathetic, and the gifted Kazushi, who [...]
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